Abstract
Introduction: Cardiovascular features seem to modulate performance in attention tasks. Methods: We investigated the relationship between blood pressure, resting heart rate and heart rate variability (HRV) and performance in a visuospatial attention task comparing normotensive and hypotensive young adults. Conclusions: We found an association between resting HRV and visual attention performance only in the normotensive group. In addition, we provided a further evidence of attention impairment in hypotensive individuals.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 157-161 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Clinical Autonomic Research |
Volume | 23 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2013 |
Keywords
- Blood pressure
- Cognitive impairment
- Heart rate variability
- Hypotension
- Visuospatial attention
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Endocrine and Autonomic Systems
- Clinical Neurology